Brooklyn Nets in serious danger of slipping to #3 in Eastern Conference

Brooklyn Nets in serious danger of slipping to #3 in Eastern Conference

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The Milwaukee Bucks are only a half-game behind Brooklyn Nets and own the tiebreaker between the teams. The Nets’ reclaiming first place in the East appears exceedingly unlikely, as the Philadelphia 76ers have a 2½-game lead and are riding a six-game winning streak. 

With the Brooklyn Nets most recent loss against Luka Doncic led Dallas Mavericks 11310, the Nets seem to be on a brink of collapse, especially after losing last 4 consecutive games. 

Brooklyn Nets lose to Dallas Mavericks 113-109 

Dallas Mavericks is alone in the fifth spot of the Western Conference standings (pending the Los Angeles Lakers’ result against the Los Angeles Clippers, but the Mavericks own the tiebreaker against the LA Lakers).  

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The Dallas Mavericks moved a full game ahead of the seventh-place Portland Trail Blazers, who own the season tiebreaker over Dallas. The No. 7 seed will fall to play-in games. 

A fifth-place finish might get the Mavs a first-round rematch with the LA Clippers. The Mavericks’ eighth win in an 11-game span with all of the losses strangely to the lottery-bound Sacramento Kings, was another step toward avoiding the play-in tournament that Luka Doncic so strongly dislikes. 

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